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at city, this is his first earnings report. i know there was a lot of interest in what he said on the analyst call. did he talk at all about his grand plan for city? >> not really. i mean he was pressed by several of the questioners to speak to the sort of broader strategic issues. you have to remember he's only been there since october. it's clear that his study of the company all the aspects of the company is ongoing. he said that he would speak to the broader issues and the big plan later on. but i do think we saw a very, very different tone from him. he is very tough. he is very hands on. and it was a very different picture of city group than we've seen before. >> do you think he's the right man for the job? >> absolutely. he's got lots of banking experience, don't forget he's also got a chairman michael o'neill who's backing him up who is a cost-cutter and a very hands on manager as well so there's a new team in place there that is going to have a very different attitude. >> i know nancy you can't talk about specific stock
at city, this is his first earnings report. i know there was a lot of interest in what he said on the analyst call. did he talk at all about his grand plan for city? >> not really. i mean he was pressed by several of the questioners to speak to the sort of broader strategic issues. you have to remember he's only been there since october. it's clear that his study of the company all the aspects of the company is ongoing. he said that he would speak to the broader issues and the big plan...
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. ♪ luego registramos de qué manera los residentes de salt lake city no pueden creer lo que ven cuando un inusual remolino arrasa con el tranquilo centro de esta ciudad. frío día de otoño en iowa cambia bruscamente al pasar un tornado por el patio de un hombre. (hombre) no lo puedo creer! (narrador) una poderosa tormenta se abre paso por una tranquila comunidad de kansas levantando una nube de escombros. (hombre 1) increíble! (hombre 2) ¿qué rayos es eso? (narrador) veremos también de qué manera una gigantesca tormenta en dakota del sur borra los sueños de una ciudad en un abrir y cerrar de ojos. fenómenos climáticos extremos relatados por personas que los vivieron en "naturaleza implacable". ♪ los tornados son un misterio para la humanidad, son difíciles de predecir y terriblemente destructivos, sin embargo capturan nuestra atención. ♪ en una tarde de julio en la pequeña ciudad de roanoke, en el centro de illinois, se incuba una tormenta. ♪ jeremy hodel se encuentra en casa con su hermana y sus sobrinos, cuando al mirar por la ventana ve en el horizonte un enorme t
. ♪ luego registramos de qué manera los residentes de salt lake city no pueden creer lo que ven cuando un inusual remolino arrasa con el tranquilo centro de esta ciudad. frío día de otoño en iowa cambia bruscamente al pasar un tornado por el patio de un hombre. (hombre) no lo puedo creer! (narrador) una poderosa tormenta se abre paso por una tranquila comunidad de kansas levantando una nube de escombros. (hombre 1) increíble! (hombre 2) ¿qué rayos es eso? (narrador) veremos también de...
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new york's times square is best- known for hosting the city's new year's eve celebrations. tonight, the countdown is on to 2013. ruben ramirez braved the crowds for a behind the scenes look at the preparations. >> reporter: the new 2013 sign is up, the ball drop has been tested. the revelers are gathering. it's a celebration new york city style. >> we've got neon trees, carly rae jepsen, taylor swift, jury from univison, the million dollar quartet. >> reporter: jeff straus is the president of countdown entertainment. the evening's festivities are part of a public-private partnership between his firm and the city of new york. >> you've got our costs, you've got the cities costs, it's a lot of money, but it's also one of the biggest events in the world. the promotion that new york city gets from times square new year's eve when the world is watching. that's priceless. >> reporter: and, that means lots of eyeballs for marketers. the big sponsors tonight, nivea, toshiba, philips and the ball's maker, waterford. >> first and foremost. this is a civic event and we needed partners
new york's times square is best- known for hosting the city's new year's eve celebrations. tonight, the countdown is on to 2013. ruben ramirez braved the crowds for a behind the scenes look at the preparations. >> reporter: the new 2013 sign is up, the ball drop has been tested. the revelers are gathering. it's a celebration new york city style. >> we've got neon trees, carly rae jepsen, taylor swift, jury from univison, the million dollar quartet. >> reporter: jeff straus is...
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and, it's part of a push by new york city's borough president scott stringer to make the big apple a destination for start- ups. what he calls the innovation economy. >> how we take advantage of it will define the economic success of this city at a very interesting time in our history, after 9/11 post hurricane, dealing with infrastructure challenges and budget deficits and we need to expand our tax base and we need to take advantage of what's happening right now. >> reporter: exactly how we take advantage is ripe for debate. but, most agree better education and visas for the scientists we train in the u.s. is a good start. and, remember what i.b.m.'s myerson said about continuity: it's just as important to a country, as it is to a company. >> the moment you believe there is no danger of losing your edge is when it disappears on you. >> reporter: suzanne pratt, "n.b.r.," at the watson research center. >> susie: be sure to join us on monday for our special edition on american innovation. that's it for us this friday evening. have a great weekend everyone. you, too, tom. >> tom: goodni
and, it's part of a push by new york city's borough president scott stringer to make the big apple a destination for start- ups. what he calls the innovation economy. >> how we take advantage of it will define the economic success of this city at a very interesting time in our history, after 9/11 post hurricane, dealing with infrastructure challenges and budget deficits and we need to expand our tax base and we need to take advantage of what's happening right now. >> reporter:...
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actually, it's only in guatemala city, but it was conceived, designed and made in america. the world's largest christmas tree-- 8,300 branches, over 1.5 million l.e.d. lights, all timed to music driven by computers. housed in a semi-trailer inside the 57 foot base. a world class tourist attraction worth millions to the central american beer company that paid for it. its logo sits right up there on top. >> basically, think of this christmas tree as the bellagio water fountain up on a christmas tree. we do not keep stock. macy's will come in and say, "we want a bunch of elves, but we don't want them dressed this way." >> reporter: nick barrango is the technology expert at barrango corporation of south san francisco, california, a preeminent player in the $2 billion-a-year visual merchandising business. >> we create props, decorations, displays for stores, shopping malls, amusement parks, any commercial properties. >> reporter: this all started right after the san francisco earthquake. a newly-arrived italian immigrant named barrango, a sculptor by trade, started making manneq
actually, it's only in guatemala city, but it was conceived, designed and made in america. the world's largest christmas tree-- 8,300 branches, over 1.5 million l.e.d. lights, all timed to music driven by computers. housed in a semi-trailer inside the 57 foot base. a world class tourist attraction worth millions to the central american beer company that paid for it. its logo sits right up there on top. >> basically, think of this christmas tree as the bellagio water fountain up on a...
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morgan reporting wednesday as well as goldman sachs, and then thursday, bank of america and citi. what do you think is going to be the theme of these banks reporting besides mortgages? >> i think the theme is going to be one time. even if wells fargo, there was a number of one time events. private equity gai. gains on surities. there were -- if we take out the 10 billion of mortgage production kept on the balance sheet, it would affect the growth. and no better or worse than last year. wheny woo look at the other majors the theme is where does growth come from? wells fargo being the nation's largest home lender would benefit the post from mortgage refinancing. and less for the other majors. i think the theme is traditional banking remains under pressure. you have net interest margins that will compress. generally, i don't see anything that will produce upside in the coming quarters. >> susie: one area that has been resolved earlier this week, the settlement on that robo signing deal. so that is off the table so that these banks can now focus more on the future. >> right. >> susie:
morgan reporting wednesday as well as goldman sachs, and then thursday, bank of america and citi. what do you think is going to be the theme of these banks reporting besides mortgages? >> i think the theme is going to be one time. even if wells fargo, there was a number of one time events. private equity gai. gains on surities. there were -- if we take out the 10 billion of mortgage production kept on the balance sheet, it would affect the growth. and no better or worse than last year....
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(narrador) van detrás del creciente tornado que se dirige hacia elk city al noreste. (reed timmer) a la distancia podíamos ver cómo se iban desarrollando las tormentas que tenían un aspecto increíble parecían explosiones atómicas, una inmensa pared de nubes las acompañaba, al acercarnos a elk city las sirenas estaban sonando. es enorme! (narrador) en la ciudad los vecinos rápidamente buscan refugio, donna mcree y otras personas corren al subterráneo de la librería carnegie, en pocos momentos la amenaza al centro de la ciudad desaparece. pensamos que ya había pasado y que volveríamos al trabajo. (narrador) donna se encuentra a salvo aunque aún no sabe que el tornado está a punto de afectar su vida. ♪ mientras tanto timmer corre por caminos de tierra para observar mejor, el tornado que crece a toda velocidad se encuentra justo frente a ellos. (reed timmer) viramos hacia el norte y el tornado tocó tierra. (hombre) maldición! mira como barre con todo, ahora pasó al otro lado del camino. (narrador) el enorme cono gira descontroladamente. (reed timmer) mi
(narrador) van detrás del creciente tornado que se dirige hacia elk city al noreste. (reed timmer) a la distancia podíamos ver cómo se iban desarrollando las tormentas que tenían un aspecto increíble parecían explosiones atómicas, una inmensa pared de nubes las acompañaba, al acercarnos a elk city las sirenas estaban sonando. es enorme! (narrador) en la ciudad los vecinos rápidamente buscan refugio, donna mcree y otras personas corren al subterráneo de la librería carnegie, en pocos...
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>> reporter: the situation has gotten so bad in the big apple, that it's new nickname is "flu york city." but many other places are getting slammed by the flu, too. as this map from the centers for disease control shows-- the epidemic is widespread across the nation. unfortunately, the flu's early arrival, and this year's particularly nasty strain, are creating shortages of the tamiflu treatment, as well as flu vaccines in some areas. on average, seasonal flu outbreaks cost u.s. employers $10.4 billion in healthcare costs, according to the centers for disease control. but this year is expected to be far worse. that figure does not include the cost of lost worker productivity. >> reporter: to make matters worse, many employees are reluctant to call in sick, for fear of losing their jobs. so they continue going to work, delaying their recovery and infecting others. some businesses have so many sick workers. they're severely understaffed and are scrambling for back-up plans. >> it's a perfect storm. companies are already quite lean in terms of their abilities to duplicate work if somebody
>> reporter: the situation has gotten so bad in the big apple, that it's new nickname is "flu york city." but many other places are getting slammed by the flu, too. as this map from the centers for disease control shows-- the epidemic is widespread across the nation. unfortunately, the flu's early arrival, and this year's particularly nasty strain, are creating shortages of the tamiflu treatment, as well as flu vaccines in some areas. on average, seasonal flu outbreaks cost u.s....
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, bank of new york, and we'll have a preview of what to expect on thursday when bank of america and citi comes out. >> tom: so important to focus on because financials are a significant sector in the overall market, and they have the pulse on the economy, in terms of housing, mortgages, hiring, and we watch that trading activity in the last quarter. >> susie: and we'll have all of those numbers tomorrow. that's "nightly business report" for tonight, tuesday, january 15. have a great evening, everyone. see you tomorrow, tom. have a great evening, everyone. and you, too, tom. >> tom: good night, susie. we'll see you online at www.nbr.com and back here tomorrow night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
, bank of new york, and we'll have a preview of what to expect on thursday when bank of america and citi comes out. >> tom: so important to focus on because financials are a significant sector in the overall market, and they have the pulse on the economy, in terms of housing, mortgages, hiring, and we watch that trading activity in the last quarter. >> susie: and we'll have all of those numbers tomorrow. that's "nightly business report" for tonight, tuesday, january 15....
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exactly what bb 10's operating system and hardware truly looks like until the big reveal; happening in cities around the world next wednesday. those who have played with it generally like it, but doubt it will make much trouble for smartphone giants. >> it is has a lot of interesting little features. but, the big question that they're struggling to answer is why should someone give up the hundreds of thousands of apps on their iphone or android for the ability to quickly peek into their email. >> reporter: for its part, >> reporter: for its part, rim claims 70,000 apps will be ready on launch day. but that number falls way short of what's available on the competition. let's be clear, blackberry users in the u.s. are less than 10% of the smartphone universe. iphones and google android phones make up a whopping 88% of the market. and, so even if bb-10 is a huge hit, experts say the best that rim can hope for is that diehard blackberry users will upgrade to the new phones. still, businesses, the core of blackberry users, are excited for the new devices. reportedly nearly 2,000 firms have signed
exactly what bb 10's operating system and hardware truly looks like until the big reveal; happening in cities around the world next wednesday. those who have played with it generally like it, but doubt it will make much trouble for smartphone giants. >> it is has a lot of interesting little features. but, the big question that they're struggling to answer is why should someone give up the hundreds of thousands of apps on their iphone or android for the ability to quickly peek into their...
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cities in november rose 5.5% from a year ago. it was also the tenth month in a row that prices have increased, the longest stretch of gains since before the financial market started to crumble. suzanne pratt takes a look at whether the housing recovery will continue. >> reporter: mortgage broker gary leib is taking a lot of calls these days even though the spring selling season is still a few months away. >> we are busy. i'm busy with both refinances and purchases, always helping people to save money or get into a home with a really good interest rate. >> reporter: the activity in lieb's office is a direct result of what's happening in the nation's housing market: people are buying and selling homes again. as a result, home prices are also moving higher. in 19 of the 20 major markets that s&p-case shiller tracks, prices in november were up from a year ago. only new york posted a modest decline while phoenix, hard hit in the housing crisis, had a 23% gain. >> housing, overall, i think is getting better and better and should contin
cities in november rose 5.5% from a year ago. it was also the tenth month in a row that prices have increased, the longest stretch of gains since before the financial market started to crumble. suzanne pratt takes a look at whether the housing recovery will continue. >> reporter: mortgage broker gary leib is taking a lot of calls these days even though the spring selling season is still a few months away. >> we are busy. i'm busy with both refinances and purchases, always helping...
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(brigitte narrando) salt lake city (josé narrando) ahí, los mejores pueden ganar hasta $10.000 dólares en efectivo, la gran recompensa y meticulosa preparación del evento son pruebas de lo pupular que se volvió el... (brigitte narrando) deslizamiento. (josé narrando) así es. la idea es velar por la seguridad de los patinadores, hemos praparado todo para que salga perfecto estos últimos días, no queremos que nadie sufra una caída en las escaleras. es un deporte peligroso y cada patinador sabe... muy bien todo lo que hace. (brigitte narrando) nadie sabe con certeza qué nueva moda o acrobacia surgirá del evento cada año. el nivel en este deporte ha aumentado mucho en pocos años, es una locura. hay pistas más difíciles y la gente está lista para... llevar sus acrobacias a estas barandas. es bueno, se nota que hay un progreso. (josé narrando) al deslizarse los patinadores noiensan en el progreso de su deporte, pero un cambio toma forma bajo sus pies, tomaron lo conocido pa' transformarlo en algo que no se ha hecho antes. ♪ ♪ y bueno amigos ha llegado uno de mis momentos f
(brigitte narrando) salt lake city (josé narrando) ahí, los mejores pueden ganar hasta $10.000 dólares en efectivo, la gran recompensa y meticulosa preparación del evento son pruebas de lo pupular que se volvió el... (brigitte narrando) deslizamiento. (josé narrando) así es. la idea es velar por la seguridad de los patinadores, hemos praparado todo para que salga perfecto estos últimos días, no queremos que nadie sufra una caída en las escaleras. es un deporte peligroso y cada...
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the city of boston has already declared a public health emergency. the centers for disease control and prevention says already over 22,000 cases have been reported. by the same time last flu season, just 849 cases had been reported. health experts say we were spoiled by a milder flu season, and already susie, doctors are running short on a key treatment, the tamiflu vaccine. cover your mouth, use kleenex and wash your hundrehands and get plenty of sleep. >> susie: and people aren't coming to work. >> tom: a lot of lost productivity. that is our report for n.b.r. on this thursday, january 10th, stay healthy. have a great evening everyone, and you too susie. >> susie: goodnight tom, thanks for watching everyone. we'll see you online at: www.nbr.com and back here tomorrow night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org narrator: explore new worlds and new ideas through programs like this, made available for everyone from contributions to your pbs stations from viewers like you, thank you. next, music legend pe
the city of boston has already declared a public health emergency. the centers for disease control and prevention says already over 22,000 cases have been reported. by the same time last flu season, just 849 cases had been reported. health experts say we were spoiled by a milder flu season, and already susie, doctors are running short on a key treatment, the tamiflu vaccine. cover your mouth, use kleenex and wash your hundrehands and get plenty of sleep. >> susie: and people aren't coming...
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. >> susie: classic new york city pizza. who you rooting for, tom? >> >> tom: the 9ers. how about you? >> susie: no choice. i'm agnostic. >> tom: that is n.b.r. for tuesday night. thanks for joining us. you, too, susie. >> susie: good night, tom. thanks for watching, everyone. we'll see you online at www.nbr.com and back here tomorrow night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> tonight on "spark!," it said that everyone has a story to tell. and tonight, we hear from a lucky few who have found ways to tell their stories and audiences to tell them to. first up, the art of extemporaneous storytelling hits the club scene at porch light theater's monthly review. >> and they're like, so what's your name, kid? i go, etienne. he goes, we got to get i was nickname. how about skeeter? >> then it's off to marin as students at tamalpais high school turn oral history into on-stage drama. >> charging to different people really fascinating, when you find that person who has an opinion that's not the norm here. >> oh, i cut that. >> an
. >> susie: classic new york city pizza. who you rooting for, tom? >> >> tom: the 9ers. how about you? >> susie: no choice. i'm agnostic. >> tom: that is n.b.r. for tuesday night. thanks for joining us. you, too, susie. >> susie: good night, tom. thanks for watching, everyone. we'll see you online at www.nbr.com and back here tomorrow night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> tonight on...